Melquer Vencent García Howland (born 18 June 1992) is a Honduran

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competing in the sprinting events.

Family

García Howland was born on 18 June 1992 in New York, United States. His father, Melvin Lorenzo, is originally from

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, Honduras and his mother, Barbara Lynetta from

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, United States.

Career

Early years

He became a member of the track and field team at Watervliet High School. During his high school years he suffered an ACL tear in his right leg playing American football removing him from sports which many say is a career ending injury. He returned later that year for the outdoor Track & Field season. Between 2012 and 2015 he represented the Cortland Red Dragons. He qualified these years for multiple events at the

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and finished second in the 200 metres event in 2015. He became three-time All-American in indoor and outdoor track and won six SUNYAC titles at SUNY Cortland.

International career

He joined the international scene in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres at the

2018 NACAC Championships The 2018 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships was a regional track and field competition held at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, from August 10–12, 2018. It was the third edition of a senior track and field championshi ...

. He competed in the Men's 100m and 200m events at the 2019 CADICA Championships in Managua, Nicaragua; where he became runner-up in the 100m. He competed in the men's 100 metres event for Honduras at the

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. He competed in the preliminary round and he did not advance to compete in the heats. He qualified for the

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, but due to a passport issue he couldn't compete. He competed in the men's 100 metres event for Honduras at the

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where he finished with a time om 10.70 seconds 12th in the preliminary round and was eliminated in the next round. He set Honduras national records in the indoor 55 metres at the Armory Sprint Night Series in 2019; 200 metres and in the 4X100 metres relay at the Central American Championships in Athletics in 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Melique 1992 births Living people Honduran male sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships athletes for Honduras People from New York (state)